Here it is. For this reviewer and ex-New Yorker who saw the Broadway musical before it opened, walked his dog on the debris that became Lincoln Center, watched Jerome Robbins’ first dance sketches at the City Center Ballet and thanks to my life in all those places, I come with legitimate credentials and strong opinions. […]
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J.P. Devine: Buddy, can you spare a saw?
In search for browntail moth nests to wage war against in his yard, J.P. Devine mulls how “it’s always somethin’.”
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J.P. Devine: There are stories here
War historically produces great literature, full of blood and anguish and the stories of our lives, J.P. Devine writes.
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‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ returns
She’s back. Yes, Midge Maisel is back in New York. We left Midge and Susie, her manager, on the tarmac at the airport, where Shy Baldwin and company dumped her. I’d have to go back for a review to put it all together again, but why bother? You all have the pieces in your pocket, […]
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J.P. Devine: They’re coming for your books
Book banners should be careful what they wish for, J.P. Devine writes.
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‘Emily in Paris’ blessed with two more seasons
When we first met Emily, she was a Chicago marketing executive who was sent to join the French luxury firm Savoir in Paris, run by Sylvie (played by the perpetually glamorous Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu). She hit the streets of Paris running. When the show opened in October 2020, it became an overnight hit, and has since […]